Get your table ready for Easter with these baskets and placemats. The baskets can be used for looking for eggs or for favors while the placemats add a pop of color to your table. Use your Baby Lock serger to create these fun and festive projects in no time! Download printable instructions and template.
Materials:
- Madeira Cotona thread to match fabric
- 1 Yard each of two coordinating fabrics
- 2 Pieces 9" x 11" fusible web
- 1 Yard June Taylor fusible batting
- 4 Buttons to coordinate with fabric
- 4 Yards 1/4" ribbon
- 3 Spools of Madeira Rayon thread
- 3 Spools Madeira serger thread
- 3 Spools decorative thread such as Pearl Crown Rayon or Designer 6
Tools:
- Baby Lock Triumph Serger
- Baby Lock Sewing Machine
Steps:
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Cut and Press (supply amounts given for 2 baskets and 2 placemats)
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Cut two 9" x 11" pieces of the two coordinating fabrics.
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Cut one 9" x 11" piece of fusible web.
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Place fabric pieces wrong sides together with fusible web in between. Press to fuse according to manufacturer's directions 2 pieces of 9" x 11" fabric.
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Cut fused fabric into 2 pieces one 9" x 9" and one 9" x 2".
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Cut the 1/4" ribbon into four 18" lengths.
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Serger Set-Up
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Use a 6-thread stitch. Set up serger for a 3-thread narrow and a coverstitch using the C-2 and C-3 needles.
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You will be threading the needles with the Madeira Cotona thread and the chain loopers with the Madeira rayon.
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Set the Stitch Length from 1-1/2 to 2.
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Set the Stitch Width to 3.
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On the 3-thread narrow overlock using the O-2 needle thread all-purpose thread in the needle. Have the blade in the cutting position and the stitch selector set on "C."
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Assembly Instructions
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Trimming a slight amount serge all four edges of the 9" x 9" square of fabric. The finished size will be approximately 8" x 8".
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Serge along the 9" edges of the 9" x 2" piece of fabric. Then serge along the 2" edges. The finished size will be approximately 8" x 1-1/2".
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Pin one 18" piece of ribbon along one side of the 8" x 8" square 2" in from edges with ribbon extending 5" off each end. Repeat for the other 3 sides.
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Using decorative thread in the chain looper set up serger for a narrow coverstitch using C-2 and C-3 needles.
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Sew ribbon side up guiding needles along the edges of the ribbon. Follow these steps for the remaining 3 sides of the square.
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Set up sewing machine to make buttonholes. Use Madeira Cotona thread to make buttonholes in the center of the 8" x 1-1/2" piece of fabric one at each end.
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Next sew a button on each side of the basket.
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Finally tie ribbons in bows at the corners and attach handle by buttoning onto the basket. Your basket is ready to use for treats and goodies.
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Placemats
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Cut 4 pieces of the two coordinating fabrics and 2 of the fusible batting 22" x 15".
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Layer the placemat pieces with fabric wrong sides together and batting in between. Fuse according to manufacturer's directions.
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Set up the Triumph serger for the narrow coverstitch. Place Madeira Cotona thread in the C-2 and C-3 needles and the Madeira Rayon thread in the chain looper.
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Sew a coverstitch following the lines previously marked.
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Use a 6-thread stitch. Set up serger for a 3-thread narrow and a coverstitch using the C-2 and C-3 needles.
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You will be threading the needles with Madeira Cotona thread and the chain loopers with the Madeira rayon thread.
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Serge around all 4 sides place seam sealant on all four corners let dry and trim close to stitching.
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On the 3-thread narrow overlock using the O-2 needle thread all-purpose thread in the needle. Have the blade in the cutting position and the stitch selector set on "C".
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